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UCSB Dissertation Fellowships available, 2009-2010, 02/09


DEPARTMENT OF BLACK STUDIES
DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP FOR 2009-2010

The Department of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for two fellowships for the academic year 2009-2010. Applicants must be advanced to candidacy at an accredited university. This fellowship is also open to international applicants. The department is particularly interested in scholars whose research focuses on intersections of race, class, gender or sexuality in
African/Caribbean/African-American or Diasporic Studies.


The duration of the award is nine months and the fellowship grant is $20,000. Scholars are required to be in residence during the entire fellowship period and there is an expectation that the dissertation will be completed during the term of residency. Dissertation scholars will teach one undergraduate course and present one public lecture.

To apply, complete and mail the application to UCSB Black Studies Dissertation Fellowship along with a curriculum vitae, a brief description of the dissertation project (2-3 pages), a writing sample (approx. 20 pages) and three letters of reference to:

Dissertation Fellowship Committee
Department of Black Studies
3631 South Hall
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3150

All materials, including letters of reference must be postmarked no later than:February 2, 2009.

No fax or e-mail submissions will be accepted.

Please go to the following URL to download the application:

<http://www.blackstudies.ucsb.edu/student_info/fellowship.html>



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